Gov. Samuel A. Baker is inaugurated to lead Missouri. During the Patterson native’s tenure, the state approved banking reforms and funded road improvements, among other activities, according to a National Governors Association history. He retired from politics at the end of his term four years later.
Photo credit: Missouri Secretary of State via Wikimedia Commons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Aaron_Baker#/media/File:Sam_Aaron_Baker.jpg
